The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee13 reviews Stewart Lee Allen Ballantine Books, 2003 One of my favorite books + A gonzo tour with the Magical Mystery Bean + A Coffee-tastic Tale + Writing on a Coffee Buzz             Paul Bowles: Collected Stories and Later Writings (Library of America)1 review Paul Bowles Library of America, 2002 The Master of Lucid Insanity and Polished Miscommunication Like H.P. Lovecraft, Paul Bowles was an early admirer of Edgar Allen Poe's work. His collected short works (67 stories and essays, and one stunning short novel) is a treasurehouse of polished gems of a most peculiar variety. Bowles' specialty is in leaving the reader disconcerted, ...             The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy62 reviews Robert D. Kaplan Vintage, 1997 wow! how can someone possibly accumulate, sort, and process so much information? + Not Kaplan's best but well worth while + No need to write a long review + One of the most eye-opening accounts about Africa             Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It25 reviews Geoff Dyer Vintage, 2004 buying it again two years later - hauntingly good + Achingly funny, powerfully inspiring. + Travels and Trips + Drug-Induced States Make for Eye-Opening Global Adventures From a Clever Writer             Hard Travel to Sacred Places5 reviews Rudolph Wurlitzer Shambhala, 1995 Profound and moving. + Hard Travel to Sacred Places + Dark, moody, but interesting and memorable I couldn't differ more with the review by T. Gilbert! Sure this book is self-absorbed - but as the author journeys into himself he finds a universal suffrage. The author's courage to face off against death is remarkable in these times of flippancy and shallow know-it-all attitudes. The author is a ...             The Innocents Abroad (Signet Classics) Mark Twain Signet Classics, 2007 One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American, here is an irreverent and incisive commentary on the "New Barbarians'" encounter with the Old World. Twain's hilarious satire impales with sharp wit both the chauvinist and the cosmopolitan.             Last Chance to See174 reviews Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine Ballantine Books, 1992 Douglas Adams' best book + Great Fun + Entertaining but sad + Amazing + Great read!             Invisible Cities86 reviews Italo Calvino Harvest Books, 1978 Reads like poetry + Wonderfully Borgesian, with a regrettable dash of Gibran + Unique and thought provoking + Great texture for a paperback.             Scratching the Surface: Impressions of Planet Earth from Hollywood to Shiraz3 reviews Jeff Greenwald Regent Press, 2002 A Globe for All Seasons + Highly recommended + Jeff Greenwald is one of my favorite writers but.. Jeff Greenwald is the kind of traveler most people rightly want to be--insouciant, funny, compassionate and cyncal at the same time. He's seems to have been just about everywhere (I'm sure he'd scoff at that), and seen it all, but most of all one gets from his writing a special sense of hope. He ...             Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East14 reviews Pico Iyer Vintage, 1989 Late 80s Asia + Cynical Romantic + Asia Travelin' Pico Iyer has written an interesting set of annecdotes on Asia during the late 80s boom years. It covers the isolation of Burma, the sex trade in Thailand, the night life in Nepal, and everything inbetween. The book takes a deeper view beyond the stereotypes to understand the complexities of the ...             The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (The Best American Series)9 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2006 my travel writting text book--and a good read too! + So good I passed it on to others + Loved it, as usual! + Literary Travels + Great selection of excellent travel articles             The Shadow of the Sun52 reviews Ryszard Kapuscinski Vintage, 2002 One of my all-time favorites on Africa! + The best short book if you want to understand something about Africa + Mesmerizing + Excellent if sober portrait of Africa + A lot of breadth but not enough depth             Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert23 reviews William Langewiesche Vintage, 1997 Dune Physics and Five Kinds of Thirst + Interesting & Abrupt + What a story + A very enjoyable book + A memorable book             Somebody's Heart Is Burning: A Woman Wanderer in Africa16 reviews Tanya Shaffer Vintage, 2003 A New Travel Classic -- for women + Very Accurate... + Engrossing and well-written + Interesting travel read             Desert Solitaire120 reviews Edward Abbey Ballantine Books, 1985 One of the great man in nature books + I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic". + Must reading + Fantastic Book + A classic...             Destinations (Oxford Paperbacks) Jan Morris Oxford Paperbacks, 1982             The Shadow of the Sun52 reviews Ryszard Kapuscinski Vintage, 2002 One of my all-time favorites on Africa! + The best short book if you want to understand something about Africa + Mesmerizing + Excellent if sober portrait of Africa + A lot of breadth but not enough depth             The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (The Best American Series)9 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2006 my travel writting text book--and a good read too! + So good I passed it on to others + Loved it, as usual! + Literary Travels + Great selection of excellent travel articles             The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee13 reviews Stewart Lee Allen Ballantine Books, 2003 One of my favorite books + A gonzo tour with the Magical Mystery Bean + A Coffee-tastic Tale + Writing on a Coffee Buzz             Paul Bowles: Collected Stories and Later Writings (Library of America)1 review Paul Bowles Library of America, 2002 The Master of Lucid Insanity and Polished Miscommunication Like H.P. Lovecraft, Paul Bowles was an early admirer of Edgar Allen Poe's work. His collected short works (67 stories and essays, and one stunning short novel) is a treasurehouse of polished gems of a most peculiar variety. Bowles' specialty is in leaving the reader disconcerted, ...